Blown Stop Sign Leads to DUI Arrest

The following information is from the Lake Forest Police Department. An arrest is not an indication of guilt.

DUI

Ernesto B. Dearmas, 24, of Kenosha, WI, was stopped by an officer at McKinley and Deerpath roads at 11 p.m. April 17 for disobeying a stop sign. The officer smelled alcohol and cannabis and police said Dearmas admitted to drinking and smoking cannabis before the stop. He also turned over drug paraphernalia he had with him. He failed a field sobriety test, police said, and was charged with DUI of alcohol and drugs, possession of drug paraphernalia and disobeying a stop sign. He was released on $3,000 bond and given a May 13 court date.

Driving with a revoked license

Donald R. Martinez, 32, of Sheboygan, WI, was stopped April 10 at 11 p.m. at Route 60 and Suffolk by an officer after the officer spotted the black pickup truck he was driving that had been taken earlier that day from Sheboygan without the owner’s consent. He initially gave a false name but eventually gave his real identity and admitted to taking the truck without permission, police said. He was found to have a revoked driver’s license and was charged for that as well as with obstructing identification. The truck’s owner did not want to press charges for theft. Martinez was released on $1,500 bond and given a May 6 court date.

Fraudulent ID

Themis J. Mourikes, 20, of Scottsdale, AZ, was a passenger in a vehicle stopped by police April 9 at 12 a.m. at Washington and Rosemary roads. The officer asked for identification from Mourikes, whom police said appeared to be drinking. He gave the officer a fake Maryland driver’s license, police said, and was charged with possession of a fraudulent identification card. He was released on $1,500 bond with a June 9 court date.